Chapter 19 of The Moving Picture Girls is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Moving Picture Girls is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BIT OF OUTDOORS "Wasn't it fine!" "Splendid! I never expected to see myself like that." "Neither did I. Russ, how did you come to think of it?" "Oh, it just came to me," he answered, chuckling.
Chapter 19 of The Moving Picture Girls is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “A BIT OF OUTDOORS "Wasn't it fine!"”
-ing form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading “"Oh, it just came to me," he answered, chuckling.”
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “I never expected to see myself like that."”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “A BIT OF OUTDOORS "Wasn't it fine!"”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “"Neither did I. Russ, how did you come to think of it?"”
outside a building
From this reading “A BIT OF OUTDOORS "Wasn't it fine!"”
plural of “rus” — the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev
From this reading “"Neither did I. Russ, how did you come to think of it?"”
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading “"Splendid!”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BIT OF OUTDOORS "Wasn't it fine!"
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Oh, it just came to me," he answered, chuckling.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading A BIT OF OUTDOORS "Wasn't it fine!"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Oh, it just came to me," he answered, chuckling.
-ing form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading "Oh, it just came to me," he answered, chuckling.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Neither did I. Russ, how did you come to think of it?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Neither did I. Russ, how did you come to think of it?"
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading I never expected to see myself like that."
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading A BIT OF OUTDOORS "Wasn't it fine!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, it just came to me," he answered, chuckling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Neither did I. Russ, how did you come to think of it?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never expected to see myself like that."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A BIT OF OUTDOORS "Wasn't it fine!"
and nothing more
From this reading "Oh, it just came to me," he answered, chuckling.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I never expected to see myself like that."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, it just came to me," he answered, chuckling.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I never expected to see myself like that."
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "Neither did I. Russ, how did you come to think of it?"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never expected to see myself like that."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BIT OF OUTDOORS "Wasn't it fine!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, it just came to me," he answered, chuckling.
outside a building
From this reading A BIT OF OUTDOORS "Wasn't it fine!"
plural of “rus” — the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev
From this reading "Neither did I. Russ, how did you come to think of it?"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I never expected to see myself like that."
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading "Splendid!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I never expected to see myself like that."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Neither did I. Russ, how did you come to think of it?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I never expected to see myself like that."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BIT OF OUTDOORS "Wasn't it fine!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Neither did I. Russ, how did you come to think of it?"
Chapter 19 of The Moving Picture Girls by Laura Lee Hope holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 19 holds 166 sentences of The Moving Picture Girls, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of The Moving Picture Girls by Laura Lee Hope exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 166 sentences, grouped into 34 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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